As we continue to ask ourselves what is so good about the gospel, we will discover today the restorative power of a God who chooses to come close. The God of scripture is not one who stays far away, he bends low, and chooses to be with his people. It is his “withness” that has healing to speak to those of us who are burdened by the grief of the world around us.

In part two of this series on the Restorative Good News Story of God, we discover the God who reaches towards his people with one powerful question, “Where are you?” We will discover the hope found in that simple questions and its power to dismantle shame and return dignity to the objectified.

Trauma is widespread. It is devastating and it begs the question, is there hope? For those of us who follow Jesus, we know we ought to say our hope rests in the gospel, but why? If all we know of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus is that it saves from individual sin, does it actually have anything to say to the brokenness all around us? Join us for a five part series where we rediscover the gospel, and particularly the God who is moving throughout it all to bring about the hope and restoration we all so desperately desire.

Is your church a safe place for those who are hurting? Unfortunately many of our churches struggle to provide safe places for those who have walked through trauma simply because we do not have a large enough margin for suffering. In this post we'll explore where this discomfort with suffering comes from and what we can do about it.

The harm within the church and caused by it has caused me great heartbreak. Yet, God continues to call me to love his bride. Join me in learning why and how to love the church well.

Is there a way to hold to the teachings of repentance and holiness without perpetuating religious trauma and spiritual abuse? Join us this Lent to find out.

…if religious trauma is going to come to an end, than the communal dimension must be addressed. If we do not address religious trauma at the collective level, it will only continue and perpetuate harm amongst individuals and faith communities. Trauma does in fact have a social dimension, therefore, our approaches to healing must as well.